Dwyane Wade Fined $5,000 For Outrageous Flop In Game 2 Of The NBA Finals

It's a blatant flop — Manu Ginobili goes to strip the ball and
misses Wade's face entirely, yet Wade grimaces and grabs his face
as though he's just taken a shot to the nose. Given the ref's
angle on the play, he calls the foul solely based on Wade's
theatrics, sending the Heat guard to the line for two
shots.

The play resulted in Ginobili's
third foul just before halftime, and Wade made both FTs. But
imagine if this had happened with less than a minute to go in a
tie-game situation, or caused Ginobili to wrongfully foul out.
Officials can only review and overturn out of bounds plays with
less than two minutes remaining, but should to be able to review
calls like this, too.

Two quarters later, at a much
more crucial juncture in the game, Ginobili — also a known
flopper — responds almost identically when Ray Allen goes for a
strip at the top of the key. No foul is called, but the reaction
sure looks similar to Wade's. (via
r/nba.)